History

• Founded in 1952. Funds disbursed to children that very same year.• WKRC-TV involved from the beginning, then owned by Taft Broadcasting. • Enquirer Media became involved in 1964. • iHeartMedia Cincinnati joined in 1999. • Over 700 schools and Head Start sites in 17 counties in the Tri-state area. • 1997 flooding: NKOA raised $175,000 for affected areas. In 2012 $60,000 was raised to help children impacted by the tornadoes.